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Challenge #144: Secret Santa Assignments (BAH HUMBUG!)

ebarrus
7 - Meteor

My solution

bdaniels
8 - Asteroid

So I originally misunderstood and thought we were supposed to come up with 50 distinct combos that listed gift giver -> receiver, so I included that too /shrugEmoji

 

 

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payam2
8 - Asteroid

I hope I'm not too late for Secret Santa. Oh dear, I think I am! :p

rajionline
6 - Meteoroid

that was a quick one

NicoleJohnson
ACE Emeritus
ACE Emeritus

Ho ho ho! Secret Santa solution attached :)

 

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Iterative macro to select one pairing each iteration, and then remove that Secret Santa & recipient from the iterative input for the next round.Iterative macro to select one pairing each iteration, and then remove that Secret Santa & recipient from the iterative input for the next round.WeeklyChallenge144.JPG

Merry Christmas!

NJ

Paul-Evans
9 - Comet

Here's my solution along with one I made for my family exchange. The criteria for the family exchange is not to pick yourself, your spouse, and that it's a single loop (e.g. given people A, B, C, D, and E, you couldn't have the following assignments: 1) A has B has C has A and 2) D has E and E has D). I might update it so you also don't have the same person as you did the prior year. 

catarina_pimpao
8 - Asteroid
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NikolajFrosig
7 - Meteor
 
JosephSerpis
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Challenge Completed

PhilipMannering
16 - Nebula
16 - Nebula

My solution below. Had a go at doing it in the python tool too.

 

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